92-year-old grandmother makes history as oldest woman to finish a marathon
Guinness - Mathea Allansmith isn’t your typical grandmother, she’s the oldest woman in the world to have completed a marathon.
She was 92 years 194 days old when she triumphantly crossed the finish line at the 2022 Honolulu Marathon, snapping up the record for the oldest person to complete a marathon (female).
I’ve Reported on Dementia for Years, and One Image of a Prisoner Keeps Haunting Me
NYT - In recent years, I have reported on many aspects of life with dementia. One image has especially haunted me: that of a prisoner who, as a result of cognitive impairment, no longer remembers his crimes — but is still being punished for them.
A family of seven in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, is adding an unexpected new member to the brood: their elderly neighbor.
Family of 7 takes in elderly neighbor as honorary grandpa
USA Today - Sharaine Caraballo and her husband, Wilson, make sure that 82-year-old Paul Callahan, who lives across the street, is invited to every family dinner, cookout and holiday gathering.
Loneliness Linked to Insomnia Symptoms in Middle-Aged and Older Adults
Duke University - Feeling lonely can lead to sleepless nights for middle-aged and older adults. In a study of 9,430 adults aged 50 and older, researchers from the New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing and Duke University School of Nursing found a significant link between loneliness and insomnia symptoms, such as difficulty falling and staying asleep, waking up too early in the morning, and non-restorative sleep.
Some dementia patients begin to create art. We may now know why.
WAPO - A study has identified the potential brain structures and their connections that lead some frontotemporal dementia patients to start painting or producing other forms of art.
Generations of surfers catch waves at Kahuna Kapuna amateur surf event
Mercury News - Kahuna Kapuna — which translates roughly to “Big Chief, wise elder” in Hawaiian — is billed as the world’s only amateur competition showcasing older wave riders, ages 40 and up. It returned to Pacifica State Beach — the one with the beachside Taco Bell — for its 23rd year.
Gratitude Really is Good for You. Here’s What the Science Shows.
NYT - Her husband died of cancer, and her father died after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. Her mother was diagnosed with cancer. And she moved across the country from Seattle to Fairfield County, Conn., after selling the home that she had lived in for 26 years.
In her devastation, she noticed that she felt better when she looked for the good parts of each day. So she took a large Mason jar and turned it into a “gratitude jar,” which she now keeps on her night stand.
Give A Mile donations get flights to see loved ones for the last time
ABC - Give A Mile, which used donated frequent flyer miles to help arrange flights for people separated from their loved ones.
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